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Newsweek does the right thing

Dear Alabama: We're Terribly Sorry, and You're Absolutely Right John Archibald of the Birmingham News takes exception to the fact that we left his state off our list of the nation's most corrupt states. Here, he makes a compelling...... More

Mobile school budget cuts could cost 350 teachers their jobs

The Mobile County school board on Thursday got its first glimpse of what a third year of budget cuts could look like -- about 350 fewer teachers; 120 fewer central office employees; and the elimination of some bus routes, among other things.... More

South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford to pay ethics fine, divorce finalized

COLUMBIA, S.C. -- South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford has closed two chapters of his life, agreeing to pay $74,000 in fines to resolve ethics charges brought against him after last summer's revelation of an extramarital affair, and receiving word that a judge had formally ended his 20-year marriage to his wife, Jenny.... More

Archibald: In Birmingham, it's divided we stand

If we don't hang together, we will surely hang separately.Ben Franklin said that back when it had literal meaning, when the founders risked death to declare this nation's independence. Now we quote it so much it means. ... nothing.How else...... More

Phillips and Wilson seek to replace Dennis Miller as Jackson County sheriff

Chuck Phillips, a Democrat, and Billy Wilson, a Republican, are currently the only candidates for the position now held by Dennis Miller, who recently announced that he will not seek a second four-year term.... More

Kay Ivey touts job recruitment plan at Phoenix vocational and manufacturing services

Ivey, a Republican, commended Phoenix CEO Bryan Dodson for his agency's mission of training and providing jobs to people with physical difficulties and other challenges.... More

Mobile mayor Sam Jones says he's cancer-free

"I'm feeling great," he said. "I've not had any problems as a result of going through that treatment protocol. I feel comfortable that the prognosis is really good."... More

Richard Shelby, Herb Kohl trade fire at Senate LCS hearing

At what was supposed to be a routine budget hearing, Navy Secretary Ray Mabus got briefly caught in the crossfire Wednesday between opposing sides in the battle for a valuable shipbuilding contract.... More

State Rep. James Buskey to run for re-election

Buskey, a Democrat, has no announced opponents for the seat, which includes portions of north Mobile between Schillinger Road and Martin Luther King Ave... More